Milwaukee Fire Department responds to building fire, detects gas
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a small fire in between two floors at a building on Historic Mitchell Street on Saturday, July 12th.The fire department says the fire was between the first and second floor of a two-story, multi-unit building.
A looming deadline: Folks waiting for proof of power outage from We Energies for food stamp benefits
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Emergency food stamp benefits are available to folks who were affected by power outages after storms pushed through on June 30th -- but there's now an additional step folks must take to qualify.
Power outages in greater Milwaukee area, We Energies working to solve issues
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- We Energies says there were two power outages Sunday night, July 6th, affecting around 31,000 customers.The first outage happened in Shorewood affecting around 21,000 residents around 9:00 p.m. We Energies says a tree fell into power lines causing residents to lose power for about 30 minutes.The other outage is in Waukesha County in the Brookfield area, affecting around 11,000 customers.
We Energies: Power restoration complete following Monday's strong storms
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Thousands of We Energies customers were without power after strong storms blew through southeast Wisconsin on Monday evening, June 30th.
Emergency food stamps available to those without power...but is there now an additional hurdle for people who need help?
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A barrier to getting hungry people food -- that's how one organization is describing the process of getting emergency food stamps after Monday's storms.
When will the lights come back on? Homeowners urged to be patient
WAUKESHA CO. (WITI) -- It's a case of the "haves" and the "have nots" throughout southeast Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 2nd.
We Energies: Power restoration taking longer than normal because of the extensive damage
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN (WITI) -- We Energies crews have restored service to more than 108,000 customers since powerful storms rocked southeastern Wisconsin since Monday evening, June 30th.
"We are all patiently waiting:" Thousands still in the dark after Monday's strong storms
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Strong storms pushed across the state on Monday evening, June 30th, and there wasn't much calm after them.
We Energies: More than 100,000 customers without power at some point Monday after storms push through
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Thousands of We Energies customers were without power after strong storms blew through southeast Wisconsin on Monday evening, June 30th.
We Energies: Strong storms caused extensive damage to energy delivery network
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Another round of storms swept through Wisconsin during the late evening and early morning hours of June 17-18 — causing numerous power outages.
We Energies: Power restored to more than 35,000 customers after powerful storms
WEST ALLIS/WAUKESHA (WITI) -- Early Tuesday morning, June 17th strong storms caused numerous power outages.
Construction crew strikes underground cable, causes power outage
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Brian Manthey with We Energies tells FOX6 News that approximately 300 customers lost power Thursday morning, June 5th after a construction crew struck an underground cable.The incident occurred around 8:20 a.m. and knocked out power to hundreds of customers -- including Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Children’s Hospital, The Blood Center of Wisconsin, and Medical College of Wisconsin.Manthey said he suspected the medical facilities have back-up generators/systems that would continue to supply power for their facilities.A We Energies crew responded to the scene -- and all electrical systems were back up and running around 10 a.m.Monitor FOX6 News and FOX6Now.com for updates on this developing story.
Graduation POSTPONED: Power outage affects North Division High School
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A Milwaukee Public Schools spokesperson tells FOX6 News a power outage is affecting North Division High School -- and Thursday evening's graduation ceremony has been impacted.The school adjusted lunch times and class times on Thursday -- but other than that, the school day wasn't affected.We Energies says there is a damaged underground line that is causing the outage.Currently, the power outage is only affecting the school -- but earlier Thursday, June 5th, about 1,000 residents were affected.The power apparently went out around 8:00 a.m.FOX6 News has learned the power outage is impacting North Division High School graduation.The graduation ceremony set for Thursday, June 5th, has been POSTPONED.Graduation will now take place on Friday, June 6th at 5:00 p.m. at North Division High School.Monitor FOX6 News and FOX6Now.com for updates.
Tracking their future: We Energies bands peregrine falcons
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- It was quite the show and tell at the Oak Creek We Energies power plant, as fourth graders from Country Dale Elementary School got to meet the company's newest additions."I thought it was pretty amazing because you usually don't get to see this very often," said 4th grader Stella Nastolski.The students have been learning how peregrine falcons were nearly wiped out due to the widespread use of pesticides.We Energies stepped in to help peregrine falcons in the 90s by placing nests on 6 of its power plants."They've been following the birds all along on our webcam and watching them grow and today it really brings that classroom instruction full circle as they get to go on a field trip and watch the banding," said We Energies Spokesperson Cathy Schulze.Five of the power plant nests had eggs hatch.Now that the babies are between 18 to 24 days old it's the perfect time to band them, because their legs are fully grown and they can determine the gender as the males are about one-third smaller than the females."They can travel great distances and by banding them it allows us to document that.
In the dark: Large power outage reported in Franklin/Hales Corners area
FRANKLIN/HALES CORNERS (WITI) -- As storms pushed through on Sunday evening, We Energies' Power Outage Map showed several outages throughout southeastern Wisconsin.The largest outage as of around 8:00 p.m. Sunday was in the Franklin/Hales Corners area.There, the We Energies Power Outage Map shows 1,456 customers affected.The cause of this power outage remains under investigation.There are several other power outages scattered across the Power Outage map -- but those outages are each affecting less than 100 customers.
Homes evacuated: Driver slams into natural gas line near We Energies facility
RACINE (WITI) -- Racine County Sheriff's officials say speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in a crash in which a 21-year-old driver went through a fence, and slammed into a natural gas line.It happened on Monday, May 26th just after 8:00 p.m. at the intersection of State Highway 20 and Honey Creek Road in the Town of Waterford.Sheriff's officials say a single vehicle, driven by a 21-year-old woman went through a fence surrounding a We Energies main line gas junction station -- and slammed into a natural gas line -- breaking it open, and venting natural gas into the air.The driver was apparently trapped in the vehicle.The first deputy on scene determined that the gas line struck was a high pressure gas line -- and the area needed to be evacuated.That same deputy was able to pull the driver out of the vehicle and carry her to safety.She was the only person in the vehicle -- and is said to have sustained head injuries.
Soaring once again: We Energies helps save peregrine falcon
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- They used to proudly soar above Wisconsin, but in the 1950s and 1960s peregrine falcons became endangered throughout the state due to the heavy use of pesticides."This bird was virtually extinct and it took a concerted effort to bring the bird back and We Energies is really proud to be a part of that," said We Energies Spokesperson Cathy Schulze.It was in the late 1980s when We Energies began putting artificial nesting boxes on its power plants.This would attract birds to the area and provide them with a safe place to live and reproduce."Our power plants afford a very similar type of nesting environment being very high and open and it really gives them protection from a lot of different predators," said We Energies Environmental Consultant Mike Grisar.Through the years, the birds kept coming back.We Energies officials have been tracking the success of the program by banding the falcons."This year we`re expecting to have our 200th falcon naturally produced on our sites, which is almost 20 percent of the entire peregrine falcon population," said Grisar.This year there have been eggs laid in the nests of all 6 power plants.We Energies placed cameras in the nests to monitor the chicks, and through modern technology the utility is now able to live stream this video online for everyone to enjoy."It`s a way that all of us at home can stay connected with what`s going on in these nest boxes and follow the chicks from the time they hatch to the time they take flight for the first time," said Schulze.Watching the growth of a population we almost lost.If you're interested in watching the live stream of the peregrine falcons, CLICK HERE.
MFD & We Energies train together to better serve citizens, find out why
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Wind, rain, hail, or snow, it doesn't matter for We Energies workers and firefighters.
WATCH: Peregrine falcon chicks are fed at We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant
OAK CREEK (WITI) -- A We Energies spokeswoman tells FOX6 News four peregrine falcon chicks have arrived at the Oak Creek Power Plant nest box!Video was captured on Tuesday morning, May 13th showing the baby falcons being fed.
WEB CAM: Peregrine falcon nesting at We Energies power plant
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- We Energies customers are invited to watch the peregrinefalcons nesting at our power plants via live webcams.